DURHAM, N.C. – Duke junior outfielder Griffin Conine earned yet another preseason honor Tuesday, garnering 2018 D1Baseball Preseason All-America first team distinction.
The citation is Conine’s third 2018 preseason All-America nod after the Weston, Fla., native also earned a spot on the Perfect Game/Rawlings and Collegiate Baseball first teams. Conine and Clemson’s Seth Beer are the only two ACC players to appear on the first team of all three publications’ preseason lists.
A 2017 Rawlings/Perfect Game Midseason All-American, Conine collected his first career All-ACC honors after leading the Blue Devils in slugging percentage (.